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this year.

Recapping the best podcasts.

Tuesday, January 3, 2012

#22: The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
( 2011 )

this year.

The Skeptic’s Guide to
the Universe. 2011

SGUN *1
SCIENCE

Steven Novella Jay Novella
Bob Novella Evan Bernstein
Rebecca Watson

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Standing as the longest running and most successful science podcast, The Skeptics'
Guide to the Universe balances informative and fresh discussion with a
lighthearted, conversational rapport between its five panelists. Helmed by
neurologist Dr. Steven Novella, and starring his brothers Bob and Jay, Rebecca
Watson, and Evan Bernstein, The Skeptics' Guide ranks not only as one of the best
podcasts available, but also as one of the most important, confronting a world
teeming with fanatics and frauds.

The cast discusses doomsday 'prophets/ and other wrongdoers before
remembering Christopher Hitchens after his death to cancer. Steve entered enemy
territory and appeared on Dr. Oz, and a Texan school board chose evolution
materials over creationistic propaganda. The cast plays 'Name That Logical Fallacy,'
'Science or Fiction?' and the new game 'Is it a Dinosaur?' before Jay closes the show
with a skeptical quote.

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Timestamps

0:09:00 - This Day in Science
0:39:00 - News

3:39:00 - Remembering Christopher Hitchens
4:09:30 - Who's That Noisy?

4:25:00 - Name That Logical Fallacy
4:46:30 - Emails
5:23:30 - Science or Fiction
5:51:00 - Skeptical Quote

Notes

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe was a production of The New England Skeptical
Society and SGU Productions. All clips in this episode are the property of those
parties. It was produced by Steven Novella. The percentage of the original show in
this episode is approximately 9% (5hrs 53min/68hrs 20min). This episode has been
mastered at 48kbp/s, at the original audio quality of the shows available to us.
Timestamp notes are available here.

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Stars - Lisa Germano

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Steven Novella

Dr. Steven Novella is a board certified clinical neurologist, assistant professor and
Director of General Neurology at Yale University School of Medicine. He graduated
from Georgetown University School of Medicine. In 1996 he co-founded the
Connecticut Skeptical Society with his brothers and friend Perry DeAngelis,
assuming the position of President. It later became the New England Skeptical
Society. In 2005, the organization started The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe,
which Novella hosts and produces to this day.

Bob Novella

Robert Novella co-founded the Connecticut Skeptical Society with his brother, and
currently serves as Vice President of the New England Skeptical Society. From his
official biography— "He has written numerous articles that are widely published in
the skeptical literature and has a special interest in physics and astronomy, their
abuse by pseudoscientists, and methods of self-deception."

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The Why Factor

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caravella.... looks like a
creepo - Anonymous

Best

podcast. - Anonymous

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site besides Daves of
Thun... - Anonymous

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Shirley Phelps called in.

He a... - Anonymous

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Rebecca Watson

Watson founded the popular Skepchick blog in 2005, describing it as "an
organization dedicated to promoting skepticism and critical thinking among
women around the world." In 2006 she joined The Skeptics' Guide as a permanent
panelist.

Jay Novella

Novella is the Marketing and Technology director of the New England Skeptical
Society and a board member of the Northeast Conference on Science and
Skepticism. He appeared on the debut episode of The Skeptics' Guide, but did not
star again on the podcast until a year later when he became a regular panelist.

Evan Bernstein

Bernstein is the chairman of the Connecticut chapter of the New England Skeptical
Society and the technical advisor for the Society's practical field work. Bernstein
works in television production. He founded many of The Skeptics' Guide's
segments, including the Skeptical Puzzle and Who's That Noisy.

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(Left to right): Joshie Berger, George Hrab, Phil Plait, Jamy Ian Swiss

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Society, Rebecca Watson, Science, SGU Productions, Steven Novella, The Skeptics'
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